West Ham star hints at summer transfer as he issues message to teammates ahead of Man City game

sbobet asiaWest Ham star Joao Mario has called on his teammates to show their quality this weekend when West Ham take on Premier League champions Manchester City at the London Stadium. The Hammers are six points clear of the relegation zone with just four games remaining but they know they are not safe yet with tough games against City and Manchester United still to come. An away trip to Leicester City at the beginning of May and a home clash with Everton on the final day of the season round out the Hammers' schedule as they look to secure Premier League football for another season.

Mario, who only arrived in east London in January, says that David Moyes' men cannot be afraid this Sunday when they face City and instead should use it as an opportunity to show what they can do. "We're up against a hard team on Sunday and it is not going to be an easy game, but we're at home and we're going to try, with our fans behind us, [to get a result]," the Portuguese international told the club website. "Everyone enjoys watching the way Manchester City play. They have amazing football players and they are an incredible team. This is when you can show your quality, playing against big teams. We will try to find the space and do our best." sbobet asia

Meanwhile, the Euro 2016 winner insists that he is happy to be at the club and hinted that he could remain a Hammer even after his current loan deal expires at the end of the season. "I'm really enjoying my time here," Mario said. "The team is improving a lot, and playing in the Premier League is amazing for me. I think it's the best championship in the world, so I'm really happy to be here. "Playing in the Premier League was a goal for me, so I'll keep going but the most important thing is guaranteeing our safety." sbobet asia

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Blackburn 2-2 Reading: Charlie Mulgrew's penalty double deni

Blackburn 2-2 Reading: Charlie Mulgrew's penalty double denies Royals

wwwpic5678Charlie Mulgrew scored two second-half penalties as Blackburn mounted an impressive comeback to draw 2-2 with Reading and preserve their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet Championship season.Reading looked to be heading for their first win this term after a dominant first half in which Jon Dadi Bodvarsson notched a double of his own with a deft 12th-minute finish and an emphatic second midway through the half - the Royals' first away league goals since March.

They will be aggrieved not to have taken the points and captain Paul McShane was chief culprit, twice committing needless fouls in the area, with Mulgrew tucking away both penalties.It means Rovers stay unbeaten in the league at home since September 2017. Reading, meanwhile, wwwpic5678 have still not tasted victory on the road since January, and their difficult start to the season continues.

Blackburn's Kasey Palmer and Bradley Dack missed out from the win at Hull while Joe Rothwell made his first Rovers start as part of two alterations.Paul Clement welcomed Sone Aluko back in one of three Reading changes from defeat by Bolton.Rothwell was agonisingly close to marking his full league debut with a spectacular goal when he found space on the edge of the area to fire a thunderous shot towards the top corner, only to see the ball rattle the post.

Rovers would have taken a 10th-minute lead but for a sensational Vito Mannone save, who flung himself to his left to claw away Adam Armstrong's curling effort destined wwwpic5678 for the top corner.They were made to pay for profligacy two minutes later when Leandro Bacuna's speculative ball was only partially headed back by Darragh Lenihan and Bodvarsson beat David Raya in a foot race to coolly flick into an empty net.